A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday, February 9, in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 state law that requires first-time voters in New Hampshire to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register.
New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi will no longer take part in cases before the state’s highest court, telling her colleagues on the bench that she will instead focus on administrative tasks until she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 in February.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Erin Creegan to serve as the interim U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, following the resignation of Jay McCormack earlier this month.
The little-known real estate developer who convinced state officials she had the financial means and experience to transform a 220-acre parcel in Laconia into a sprawling housing and business complex has signed a plea agreement to federal wire fraud charges.
New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald is implementing a hiring freeze and warning of potential layoffs across the judicial branch, as the Legislature looks to make deep cuts to the budget.
A summer house in North Hampton built in 1930 for one-term New Hampshire Gov. Huntley Spaulding is hitting the market for an eye-popping asking price of $25 million
Geno Marconi is retiring from his role as New Hampshire’s longtime ports director at the Pease Development Authority. Or at least, that’s what his employer says is happening.
The closed-door April 16 meeting raises new questions about the role Sununu played in Marconi’s removal from office and the ensuing criminal charges
Defense attorneys argued AG John Formella should be disqualified from a high stakes criminal case brought against a sitting Supreme Court justice
Hantz Marconi previously notified the judicial branch that she would not object to the suspension of her ability to practice law while her criminal proceedings play out
Decades after alleged misconduct, three officers are fighting to get their names removed from publicly available Laurie List
The Manchester School District’s policy of allowing students to keep their gender identity while at school private does not violate a parent’s constitutional rights, according to an opinion released Friday by the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
The Pease Development Authority is proposing to spend more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief money on a new raised structure that would house marine-related businesses
Case marks first time the New Hampshire-based firearms manufacturer has been found liable for a misfiring P320 pistol
Despite his position as a state lawmaker, Jason Gerhard’s arrest for recording a court proceeding on his phone last September has largely gone unnoticed
Judge Amy Ignatius denied the state’s motion to dismiss the case, ruling that the law 'poses a risk of depriving some qualified voters of their right to vote'
Lawyers contend the gun has a design flaw that can cause unintentional discharges without pulling the trigger
The search warrant highlighting the state’s conflicting roles in addressing the alleged abuse at the Sununu Youth Services Center is likely harmful to the state’s defense in civil proceedings
Proposed changes include raising maximum payout cap to $2.5m, and payment increases for additional minor abuses
The bill would permit landowners, like those living near the state’s northern border with Canada, to post 'no trespassing' signs with exceptions for recreational use
On the day of Manchester’s city election last month, a person entered the Ward 5 polling location and registered to vote without showing a valid photo ID. In the past, that would-be voter could have signed a form attesting to…
A judge on Tuesday granted Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave’s request to delay a bail revocation hearing by seven days, as he looks for an attorney willing to represent him. Brave, a Democrat who won election in 2020 as the…
Melissa Countway, Gov. Chris Sununu’s nominee to New Hampshire’s Supreme Court, told the Executive Council that if appointed, she would bring a fair and impartial voice to the bench. Countway, 52, was tapped to fill the seat being vacated by…
Civil liberties advocates say New Hampshire’s practice of affording patients who have been involuntarily committed due to mental health concerns an initial hearing over a telephone, instead of in-person, is a violation of their due process rights. The claims come…
A new status report on the number of claims of physical and sexual abuse at state-run youth detention facilities in New Hampshire shows an increasing share of victims are opting to forgo trials in exchange for faster payouts. Former state…
Sununu, AG Formella 'can't stand by' for lack of action on border patrol
New magistrate judge with a 'steel hand' for justice sworn in to federal court
Former State Sen. Andy Sanborn claims lack of due process
Seth Aframe is head of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Concord
But she won't leave the bench just yet
Case focuses on GOP-drawn state Senate, Executive Council districts
Panel charged with making recommendations for reform
More coordinated legal response focuses on neo-Nazi group
Bernstein Shur attorney will be first Black person in to serve in role in state
After years of defeats in the Legislature, the industry has blossomed
Ex-Justice Lynn, now a rep, sees to hike age from current 70
NH Supreme Court unanimously voted for judges to not consider defendants' medical conditions when deciding bail
Judicial system takes on ways to deal with ‘exculpatory evidence’
As state’s rental market remains red hot, need for affordable units grows
Exec Council OKs $2.3 million for temporary pay hikes
Robert Fojo accused of mishandling client funds, lying to investigators
Effort aimed at encouraging workforce re-entry to expire at year’s end
Companies see slow shift in effort to balance employee, customer concerns
Covid-19, low mortgage rates create a buyer’s market and ‘desperate’ buyers
Examining the microeconomy of Merrimack’s Skyline Mall
449 said to close either temporarily or permanently from March to July
A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday, February 9, in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 state law that requires first-time voters in New Hampshire to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register.
Analysts fear that once it’s gone for the remainder of the fiscal year, overall revenue will lag unless other accounts, which have been underperforming to date, pick up the pace
Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais delivered his State of the City on Tuesday, Feb. 10, framing a path to the city’s future through the lens of history. His speech, at times rapid-fire and metrics-driven and at others raised to the passionate, oratorial tone of a secular civic sermon, addressed a standing-room-only crowd of business and civic leaders at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College.
The issue here in New Hampshire remains as it has been for many months: lack of supply that forces the hand of higher prices
According to housing advocate groups, the champions program is doing exactly what it set out to do: reward communities that are taking steps to build more housing
NH Tech Alliance task force maps AI in New Hampshire
There are no magic wands in tax disputes, but the current New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) tax amnesty program is about as close as it gets.
The state Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines January 13 against a bill that would give Nashua $20 million to purchase the former site of Daniel Webster College. Four Republicans voted in favor and two Democrats against.
Legislature also wrestles with the Business and Enterprise Tax, which has a direct effect on state revenues, and as it looks at how Meals and Rental Tax revenue is distributed and whether there should be an additional “Pillow Tax” on rentals
